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Estonian minister defends visa ban against Russian tourists

Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Estonia's foreign minister on Thursday defended his country's decision to bar Russian tourists, saying they are shirking their "moral responsibility" to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and its "genocidal war" in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Estonia's foreign minister on Thursday defended his country's decision to bar Russian tourists, saying they are shirking their "moral responsibility" to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and its "genocidal war" in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A policeman looks at a trailer transporting a Soviet T-34 tank which was installed as a monument in Narva, arriving to a military museum in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Estonia's government said Tuesday it has decided to remove a Soviet monument in a border town of Narva sitting in the Baltic country's Russian-speaking part, with the prime minister saying the reason for the dismantling is that it represents a risk for public order. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Cranes unload a Soviet T-34 tank which was installed as a monument in Narva from a trailer at a military museum in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Estonia's government said Tuesday it has decided to remove a Soviet monument in a border town of Narva sitting in the Baltic country's Russian-speaking part, with the prime minister saying the reason for the dismantling is that it represents a risk for public order. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Cranes unload a Soviet T-34 tank which was installed as a monument in Narva from a trailer at a military museum in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Estonia's government said Tuesday it has decided to remove a Soviet monument in the border town of Narva, sitting in the Baltic country's Russian-speaking part, with the prime minister saying the reason for the dismantling is that it represents a risk for public order. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Estonian minister defends visa ban against Russian tourists